ESQUIRE MAGAZINE. The Mueller Hearing Just Illustrated the One Reason Trump Wasn't Charged.

Robert Mueller Was Pretty Clear Why Trump Wasn't Charged With Obstruction.

One thing to keep in mind watching former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testify before Congress this fine Wednesday—which primarily consists of him responding, "I would refer you to the report"—is that more than 1,000 former federal prosecutors have signed a letter declaring that, based on the evidence in the Mueller Report, Donald Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he were not the president. The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has maintained a position that a sitting president cannot be indicted. As a result, the Report does not make a determination either way on whether Trump obstructed justice, but is explicitly clear that it "does not exonerate" the president.